Random music news for Friday, April 25, 2025
This is not the Star Wars we were looking for. Music news for April 25, 2025, on the other hand, is just fine.
- RIP David Thomas, frontman of Pere Ubu. He was 71. In his honour, listen to this alt-rock gem.
- Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore has some serious health concerns.
- Carlos Santana had to cancel a show after being hospitalized.
- Music Canada, the country’s lobby group for the recorded music industry, has come out against the government’s “streaming tax,”
- Super-producer (and Canadian-born) Bob Ezrin explains why he moved back home from the US. Can you blame him?
- It’s official. Jack Black is going to be in the Weezer movie.
- Canadian legends Voivod have a new album, a new book, a new documentary, and a new video game coming.
- The Melvins’ plan to auction this old van is causing some fans angst. The National Music Centre in Calgary should buy it and save it.
- We’ll soon have a Broken Social Scene tribute album.
- “AI headphones?” Sounds interesting…
- Spotify is experimenting with text prompts to find music. If you have a premium subscription, you can try it out.
- Speaking of which, YouTube is trying something similar.
- It was just a matter of time: Here come the ads on Threads.
- Jonathan Davis of Korn had to sit in a “haunted chair” and…
- Exiled Russian deathcore band Slaughter to Prevail has adoped a couple of bear cubs. REAL bears.
BONUS: New study says that dogs rule EVERYTHING (except kids).
BONUS BONUS: AI shampooing machines? What could possibly go wrong?
